Geoffrey Yong, fourth year medical student at Newcastle University, reflects on his clinical years at medical school and how to get the most out of them.
Neurologists manage diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Neurology is a hugely rewarding specialty that has been transformed in the last 20 years by new technology and interventions.
Paediatric cardiology is a unique specialty which encompasses the care of all patients with congenital and acquired heart disease from the fetus to young adulthood.
Clinical immunologists are doctors who specialise in the care of patients with failure of the immune (defence) system (immunodeficiency) and heightened immune reactivity (allergy and autoimmunity) due to infections, allergic reactions, vasculitis and transplants.
Metabolic medicine is a subspecialty that can be defined as a group of overlapping areas of clinical practice with common dependence on detailed understanding of basic biochemistry and metabolism, which fall within the expertise of both the physician and biochemist.
General internal medicine encompasses the care of the general medical needs of both inpatients and outpatients as well as the management of acute medical problems.
Dr Rebecca Curtis shares her experience of what influenced her in choosing pharmaceutical medicine, how she got into the specialty, and what it involves.
Dr Chris Davies shares his experience of what influenced him to choose respiratory medicine, what training involves, and what its like working in the speciatly.
